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If you're like most parents, you have developed your own parenting strategy—sometimes it seems to work, and other times—based on the way your child behaves—you wonder if it's working at all. There are countless ways to try to get a child's attention and to effect change—but here's the truth—unless you deal with a child through his or her heart, you are not likely to see lasting change.
In this breakthrough book, Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN, reveal how you can learn to truly reach your child's heart to teach, train, and build a tremendous relationship.
Parenting is Heart Work gives you the practical tools an easy-to-follow steps that will revolutionize how you: Turn Correction times into learning experiences. Equip your children to accept responsibility for their mistakes and meditate on the right things. Influence and adjust the values and beliefs your children hold. Maintain relationship with your children through love and emotional connectedness.

Product Details

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition (October 27, 2005)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0781441528

ISBN-13: 978-0781441520

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

Customer Reviews

A Book that Teaches You How to Focus on What’s Important in Parenting

17 people found this helpful

on August 4, 2015

By Rebecca Ray

Recently the National Center for Biblical Parenting began a new initiative to launch parent training centers in local churches, and I wanted to help. As a part of that initiative, I was given a copy of the book Parenting is Heart Work to review and to share my thoughts about, and so that’s what I’m doing today. About the Book Parenting is Heart Work is the fundamental cornerstone of the National Center for Biblical Parenting’s work on heart-based parenting. Turansky and Miller begin by devoting the first four chapters to understanding the heart. They discuss the nine different functions of the heart over the course of two chapters. Then, they discuss the strong-willed versus the unmotivated child and how to make modifications for each child. The final chapter in this section discusses how to spot what is inside your children’s heart by their speech, behavior and interests. So, you might be wondering, why is there so much emphasis on the heart? It’s because there are over 750 verses in the Bible that mention the heart, and a careful study the Bible quickly reveals that a person’s heart is their deepest spot you can reach a person and that it’s the center of their lives.

eye-opening

8 people found this helpful

on August 4, 2015

By B. Melton

I was well-versed in behavior modification techniques from my studies with animals so I thought raising kids would be easy. Boy, was I wrong! Animals and kids aren’t the same beast at all, these little people I have really do have minds of their own so what works for one doesn’t always work for another. This was the first book I read that discussed the difference between reaching a child’s heart and just getting them to look good on the outside. I’ve always wanted to raise my kids to know right from wrong and to be able to one day leave my home with some confidence that they’d be able to choose what’s right instead of what’s convenient, what I didn’t necessarily realize was those decisions would come earlier than I’d ever given thought to and would take more work reaching them. I hadn’t realized how much I’d appealed to my kid’s inner selfishness until I read some examples, “if you do this, then you get that” or “I’ll give you this if you do that” and began to hear how their responses reflected exactly what the book says, basically “what’s in it for me?” every time they were given an instruction.

Excellent faith based parenting book

on June 19, 2018

By wintersunrise1997

Excellent parenting tool!!! Strategies that work for me with God’s help. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a good child/parent relationship and who will keep an open mind and open heart. This book with God’s help changed my child and how I respond to him. Faith based book!

Great Christian Book On Parenting

7 people found this helpful

on August 5, 2011

By J.K.

I believe this book is the start of a change in the way we view parenting. The Lord has touched my heart through this book. Although I’ll never be the perfect parent, this book opens up parenting from the Lord’s point-of-view. You can use this book in your marriage and ministry as well because the overall idea of relating to the hearts of people is key for a successful life in Christ. Reaching the heart of an individual is what brings forth change. It is God Himself who changes the heart of a person, not the behavior. Reach the heart and the behavior will follow suit. I recommend this book for anyone!

Excellent book

12 people found this helpful

on June 22, 2011

By Abigail Toyer

This book was an excellent guide to trying to teach children to change from their hearts. The heart is the seat of emotions and will, and the place where behavior starts. The only lasting change in our children’s behavior will come from changing their hearts and not just stopping bad behavior. This book was an easy read and gave many practical examples of how to implement the strategies they suggest. It is similar to Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp, but it is more readable and practical.

Highly Recommend for all parents!

One person found this helpful

on January 29, 2015

By Randi J. Rooks

Another great book by my fave parenting authors! These books never fail to get me back on track where I’ve wandered and help lift my perspective to what is MOST important. These are not theories – these are practical true lessons being passed down that I cherish as a mother of young children. So thankful I found this book as well as all the Turansky/Miller books. THANK YOU!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND! 🙂

Excellent book

on February 10, 2014

By Scott C. Thomson

This book really spoke to me. It is written with most examples featuring young children, but I found I could easily apply the principles to my family of older children. The practical reminders to focus on the heart, rather than the behaviors were well-reasoned and widely applicable. Now I just have to brand them onto my mind and heart!